Oak Cottage

WYVERSTONE THE STREET (NORTH SIDE) TM 06 NW 4/134 Oak Cottage - GV II

House, latterly 2,3 and 4 dwellings. Late C16 core, part rebuilt and extended early C17, further extended and part reroofed C18, altered C19. Timber frame, plastered, some brick. Thatched roof. 2 bay core to left of centre with stack was probably parlour, rebuilt to right as 3 hall, cross passage and service bays to form a 3 cell cross passage plan, left bay added with sub- division as a second service bay; appears as a long 4 bay range with central stack. 1 storey and attic. Right half has cross passage entrance to centre, a fielded 4 panelled architraved door, flanking 2 and 3-light glazing bar casements with hood boards, a 2-light eyebrow dormer. To left 2 boarded doors into early left bay and into later service bay, 2-light C20 casements, a 2-light eyebrow dormer. Central ridge stack. Right gable end attic 2-light metal frame early leaded casement. Left end is brick with a stack removed, pentice board, attic 2-light metal frame glazing bar casement. To rear right a boarded cross passage door, a 3-light part opening casement, an upper lattice leaded light. To rear left C19 and C20 brick and clay lump lean-to outshuts. Interior: frame largely concealed, parlour has a bar stop chamfered cross axial binding beam on stop chamfered storey posts, a C16 segmental arched door head reset for a disused lobby entrance, stairs in front of stack; edge halved scarf joints in wallplates of early bays with struts from principals to a raised tie beam in parlour chamber, arched windbraces to side purlin roof. C17 bays have a stop chamfered cross axial binding beam and storey posts, blocked 3-light diamond mullioned window openings, C18 reroofing.

Listing NGR: TM0334767783